I met with an accountant on Tuesday afternoon. I like meeting accountants as some 65% of my work is introduced by them. I mentioned to him my meeting that evening with my (Milton Keynes) WT group and I asked if he had any issues. Not surprisingly, perhaps, he did. We went through those issues and, being a bear of little brain, I made some detailed notes.
At the later meeting that evening, I raised both issues.
The following day I was able to call the accountant back and, to a large extent, satisfy him as to what is being done and why. One matter was resolved and the other was a known problem with a small % of cases where a "ticked box" was not having a desired effect and refunds were being paid out where they should not - this is an outstanding issue and I was able to refer to the detail.
I am involved with a good number of regional ACCA events and at most of these I am afforded the opportunity to mention my role in the WT group (MK being my second group) I invite contact - I am more than happy to be a conduit. Whilst I am a qualified accountant I moved over to the dark side some years prior to qualification and have been involved full time in insolvency ever since (1985). I would like to think that, as such, I'm better able to raise questions like the little boy in the Emperors New Clothes. For me to understand the issues I have to work a little harder than someone working full time in these areas. By the same token the HMRC team has to work equally hard to satisfy me that their answers are acceptable. I am perhaps less accepting of the answer that "that is just the way it is".
All my exchanges and all my minutes etc. are shared with my WT Coordinator at ACCA HQ and should anyone have a query that they would like taken to the next meeting (in 3 months) I would be happy to take it forward. They may need to explain it twice, however.
A question I have posed to my Working Together coordinator
What is the registered office for HMRC?
Every company has to have a registered office. Service of documents on a company is effective if made on the registered office. What is HMRC's?
We wrote to three addresses (including the S98 Notice team) about a meeting of creditors in a voluntary liquidation and still a petition was received (at the new RO, being our Head Office address) on the day of the S98 Creditors Meeting. HMRC kindly agreed to withdraw their petition, subject to costs etc., but creditors suffer as a result of this additional cost which could easily have been avoided.... So, why don't HMRC have an address upon which service of a document, properly referenced etc. can be regarded as effective service...
My answers
Voice recognition
The answer/suggestion re when best to call (re SA issues) was 8:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning... Any use?
Working Together Groups - Should Stay
I met with an accountant on Tuesday afternoon. I like meeting accountants as some 65% of my work is introduced by them. I mentioned to him my meeting that evening with my (Milton Keynes) WT group and I asked if he had any issues. Not surprisingly, perhaps, he did. We went through those issues and, being a bear of little brain, I made some detailed notes.
At the later meeting that evening, I raised both issues.
The following day I was able to call the accountant back and, to a large extent, satisfy him as to what is being done and why. One matter was resolved and the other was a known problem with a small % of cases where a "ticked box" was not having a desired effect and refunds were being paid out where they should not - this is an outstanding issue and I was able to refer to the detail.
I am involved with a good number of regional ACCA events and at most of these I am afforded the opportunity to mention my role in the WT group (MK being my second group) I invite contact - I am more than happy to be a conduit. Whilst I am a qualified accountant I moved over to the dark side some years prior to qualification and have been involved full time in insolvency ever since (1985). I would like to think that, as such, I'm better able to raise questions like the little boy in the Emperors New Clothes. For me to understand the issues I have to work a little harder than someone working full time in these areas. By the same token the HMRC team has to work equally hard to satisfy me that their answers are acceptable. I am perhaps less accepting of the answer that "that is just the way it is".
All my exchanges and all my minutes etc. are shared with my WT Coordinator at ACCA HQ and should anyone have a query that they would like taken to the next meeting (in 3 months) I would be happy to take it forward. They may need to explain it twice, however.
A question I have posed to my Working Together coordinator
What is the registered office for HMRC?
Every company has to have a registered office. Service of documents on a company is effective if made on the registered office. What is HMRC's?
We wrote to three addresses (including the S98 Notice team) about a meeting of creditors in a voluntary liquidation and still a petition was received (at the new RO, being our Head Office address) on the day of the S98 Creditors Meeting. HMRC kindly agreed to withdraw their petition, subject to costs etc., but creditors suffer as a result of this additional cost which could easily have been avoided.... So, why don't HMRC have an address upon which service of a document, properly referenced etc. can be regarded as effective service...